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Fungai Jachi Court Correspondent
A 28-year-old policewoman yesterday appeared in court for allegedly throttling a community service officer who had restrained her from insulting her supervisor.

Babra Chipatiso appeared before Mbare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje charged with assault.Mr Mambanje remanded her in custody to November 18 for trial. Prosecutor Mr Lawrence Gangarahwe opposed bail arguing that Chipatiso had pending cases that involved assault at the Harare Magistrates’ Court and an outstanding warrant of arrest.

“The accused has pending cases of assault at another court and the State fears that if she is released on bail she will not stand trial,” he argued.

In response, Chipatiso argued that the State’s argument was biased as she was a proper candidate for bail.

Allegations are that on November 4, Chipatiso in the company of her colleague approached Shingirai Matavire who was in her office at Mbare Magistrates’ Court.

It is alleged that Chipatiso asked Matavire’s supervisor for community service records of an ex-convict, Solomon Mombeshora, who was convicted of culpable homicide in 2011.

Matavire’s supervisor allegedly told Chipatiso that the records that she was looking for had been taken to the Harare Magistrates’ Court by the director of community service.

It is the State’s case that Chipatiso began shouting at Matavire’s supervisor accusing her of defeating the course of justice. The court heard that Chipatiso detained Matavire’s supervisor preventing her from going for lunch.